Dr Declan Diver

  • Reader (Physics and Astronomy)

telephone: 01413305686
email: Declan.Diver@glasgow.ac.uk


Personal webpage: http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/people/declan

My primary rsearch interest is in the physics of plasmas, particularly theory and numerical simulations of fluid and kinetic plasmas, and imperfectly ionised low-temperature technological plasmas. Specific topics of interest are as follows. Low temperature plasmas: electron avalanches, ionization waves, metastable excitation, streamer formation, surface modification Fluid Plasmas: MHD plasma - neutral gas momentum coupling, magnetic evolution in cosmological plasmas Ferrofluids: suspension and control of ferrofluid droplets against gravity Solar Plasmas: solar surface flows and the interaction with magnetic elements; ionising flows and critical ionization speeds. Relativistic Plasmas: pair plasma kinetic theory, including Bernstein mode analysis and relativistic Landau damping; radiation coupling to, and damping of, electrostatic oscillations and waves in pulsar atmospheres;

researcherID: E-6672-2010

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Number of items: 34.

2013

MacLachlan, C.E., Potts, H.E., and Diver, D.A. (2013) simulation of transient energy distributions in sub-ns streamer formation. Plasma Sources Science and Technology . ISSN 0963-0252 (In Press)

2011

da Costa, A., Diver, D., Laing, E., Stark, C., and Teodoro, L. (2011) Pulsar electrodynamics: relativistic kinetic theory of radiative plasmas—collective phenomena and their radiation. Physical Review D, 83 (2). ISSN 1550-7998 (doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.83.023013)

da Costa, A., Diver, D.A., Laing, E.W., Stark, C.R., and Teodoro, L.F.A. (2011) Pulsar electrodynamics: Relativistic kinetic theory of radiative plasmas-collective phenomena and their radiation. Physical Review D, 83 (2). 023013. ISSN 1550-7998 (doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.83.023013)

2010

Diver, D., da Costa, A., Laing, E., Stark, C., and Teodoro, L. (2010) On the surface extraction of electrons in a pulsar. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 401 (1). pp. 613-620. ISSN 0035-8711 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15684.x )

Helling, C., Jardine, M., Witte, S., and Diver, D.A. (2010) Ionization in atmospheres of brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets. i. The role of electron avalanche. Astrophysical Journal, 727 (1). p. 4. ISSN 0004-637X (doi:10.1088/0004-637X/727/1/4)

Potts, H., Hudson, H.S., Fletcher, L., and Diver, D.A. (2010) The optical depth of white-light flare continuum. Astrophysical Journal, 722 (2). pp. 1514-1521. ISSN 0004-637X

2009

0919274.1 (2009) Plasma Generation Apparatus and use of Plasma Generation Apparatus. .

Diver, DA, and Laing, EW (2009) Similarity theory of nonlinear cold pair-plasma dynamics. Physics of Plasmas, 16 (9). (doi:10.1063/1.3216545)

MacLachlan, C.S., Diver, D.A., and Potts, H.E. (2009) The evolution of electron overdensities in magnetic fields. New Journal of Physics, 11 (6). 063001. (doi:10.1088/1367-2630/11/6/063001)

Potts, HE, and Diver, DA (2009) A Repository of Precision Flat Fields for High-Resolution MDI Continuum Data. Solar Physics, 258 (2). pp. 343-351. (doi:10.1007/s11207-009-9408-8)

2008

Potts, H.E., and Diver, D.A. (2008) Post-hoc derivation of SOHO Michelson doppler imager flat fields. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 492 (3). pp. 863-871. ISSN 0004-6361 (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810606)

Teodoro, L.F.A., Diver, D.A., and Hendry, M.A. (2008) A cautionary note on cosmological magnetic fields. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 383 (1). L35-L39. ISSN 0035-8711 (doi:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2007.00406.x )

Diver, DA, and Teodoro, LFA (2008) Unplugging the universe: the neglected electromagnetic consequence of decoupling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 385 (1). L73-L77. ISSN 0035-8711 (doi:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00436.x)

2007

Stark, C.R., Diver, D.A., da Costa, A.A., and Laing, E.W. (2007) Nonlinear mode coupling in pair plasmas. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 476 (1). pp. 17-30. ISSN 0004-6361 (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077988)

Potts, H.E., and Diver, D.A. (2007) Automatic recognition and characterisation of supergranular cells from photospheric velocity fields. Solar Physics, 248 (2). pp. 263-275. ISSN 0038-0938 (doi:10.1007/s11207-007-9068-5)

Potts, H.E., Khan, J., and Diver, D. (2007) Small scale energy release driven by supergranular flows on the quiet Sun. Solar Physics, 245 (1). pp. 55-68. ISSN 0038-0938 (doi:10.1007/s11207-007-9021-7)

Potts, HE, Khan, JI, and Diver, DA (2007) Small-scale energy release driven by supergranular flows on the quiet sun. Solar Physics, 245 . pp. 55-68. (doi:10.1007/s11207-007-9021-7)

2006

Laing, E., and Diver, D. (2006) Relativistic Landau damping of longitudinal waves in isotropic pair plasmas. Physics of Plasmas, 13 (9). 092115. ISSN 1070-664X (doi:10.1063/1.2353901)

Stark, C.R., Potts, H.E., and Diver, D.A. (2006) Elliptical dust growth in astrophysical plasmas. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 457 (2). pp. 365-370. ISSN 0004-6361 (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20064922)

2005

Laing, E.W., and Diver, D.A. (2005) On damped Bernstein modes in a weakly relativistic pair plasma. Physical Review E, 72 (3). 036409. ISSN 1539-3755 (doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.72.036409)

Diver, DA, Fletcher, L, and Potts, HE (2005) Fip enhancement by Alfven ionization. Solar Physics, 227 . pp. 207-215. (doi:10.1007/s11207-005-2447-x)

Laing, EW, and Diver, DA (2005) Damped Bernstein modes in a weakly relativistic pair plasma. Physical Review E, 72 . (doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.72.036409)

2004

Potts, H.E., Barrett, R.K., and Diver, D.A. (2004) Balltracking: an highly efficient method for tracking flow fields. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 424 (1). pp. 253-262. ISSN 0004-6361 (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035891)

2003

Dowds, B.J.P., Barrett, R.K., and Diver, D.A. (2003) Streamer initiation in atmospheric pressure gas discharges by direct particle simulation. Physical Review E, 68 (2 2). 026412. ISSN 1063-651X (doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.68.026412)

Potts, H.E., Barrett, R.K., and Diver, D.A. (2003) Reduction of interpolation errors when using local correlation tracking for motion detection. Solar Physics, 217 (1). 69 -78. ISSN 0038-0938 (doi:10.1023/A:1027322016500)

2002

Diver, D.A., Da Costa, A.A., and Laing, E.W. (2002) Coupling between electrostatic and electromagnetic behaviour in a cylindrical equal-mass plasma. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 387 (1). 339 -346. ISSN 0004-6361 (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020302)

2001

Potts, H.E., and Diver, D.A. (2001) Ferrofluid hydrodynamics: waves, jets and free drops. Brazilian Journal of Physics, 31 (3). 433 -440. ISSN 0103-9733

da Costa, A.A., Diver, D.A., and Stewart, G.A. (2001) Pulsar magnetospheres: numerical simulations of large amplitude electron-positron oscillations. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 366 (1). 129 -137. ISSN 0004-6361 (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000031)

Da Costa, A.A., and Diver, D.A. (2001) Pulsar geometrodynamics: limitations for the gamma-ray radiation. In: High energy gamma-ray astronomy, November 2001, Heidelberg, Germany.

Potts, H.E., Barrett, R.K., and Diver, D.A. (2001) Dynamics of freely-suspended drops. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 34 (17). 2529 -2536. ISSN 0022-3727 (doi:10.1088/0022-3727/34/17/309)

Potts, H.E., and Diver, D.A. (2001) Large-amplitude ferrofluid surface waves and jets. New Journal of Physics, 3 . p. 7. ISSN 1367-2630 (doi:10.1088/1367-2630/3/1/307)

2000

Wade, N.S., Diver, D.A., McDonald, D.C., and Millar, A.P. (2000) Modelling the dielectrophoresis effect on the transport of neutral molecules in processing plasmas. Physics Letters A, 275 (5-6). 447 -451. ISSN 0375-9601 (doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00610-1)

Millar, A.P., McDonald, D.C., and Diver, D.A. (2000) Genetic algorithms in plasma diagnostic analysis. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 42 (3). 337 -346. ISSN 0741-3335 (doi:10.1088/0741-3335/42/3/310)

da Costa, A.A., and Diver, D.A. (2000) Pulsar geometrodynamics: the magnetospheric plasma flow. In: 9th Marcel Grossman meeting on recent developments in theoretical and experimental general relativity, gravitation, and relativistic field theories, 2-8 July 2000, Rome.

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Research Students

  • Hoda Ghodsi
  • Hamish Reid
  • Euan Bennet
  • Christina Burge

Research Assistants

  • H Potts
  • Procheta Mallik

Undergraduate Lectures

  • Positional Astronomy  A1
  • Plasma Theory & Diagnostics I AA11M

Fellowships

  • Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Open University

Key positions of responsibility held in collaborative research

  • Member of steering committee EPSRC funded Non-Equilibrium Plasma Network
  • Director of UK Technological Plasma Workshops

Invited visits to prestigious research establishments

  • OU Physics Dept
  • Queens University Belfast Physics Dept (Prof W W Graham, collaborative research visit)
  • Pulsar modelling collaboration at Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa

Participation in national & international policy and consultative committees

  • Invited member, EPSRC workshop on Emerging Opportunities in Plasma Science
  • Invited Member, PPRP eSDO review

Senior visitors to Glasgow, resident for a time period of two days or more

  • Prof A A daCosta, IST, Lisbon
  • Dr J Heyl, UBC, Canada

Industrial grants >£10k and consultancies

  • SCoRE award (£38k) with ScienceSoft, via R&E and Scottish Executive

Patents applied for/granted

  • Magnetic control of drug delivery: US patent application with lead partner Prof B Shapiro, UMD.

Major refereeing

  • EPSRC College member - grant application refereeing, panel member

Administration

School

  • A3/4/5 Class Head
  • Astronomy Exam Committee Chair
  • Librarian

Glasgow

  • Faculty representative on Glasgow University Library Committee, Glasgow University
  • Chair of Faculty Library Committee, Glasgow University

External

  • Invited member of PPARC Peer Review Panel, convened to review eSDO, PPARC
  • Member of EPSRC college. Refereeing grant proposals & IGR submissions; panel member., EPSRC
  • Co-member (with Braithwaite, OU and Bradley, U of Liverpool) of EPSRC funded UK plasma network. Just started in April. Task is to seed/encourage collaboration in low-temp plasma activity in the UK, across theory and experiment., Nonequilibrium Plasma Network
  • Director of international training school for plasma research community, Plasma Technology Training Schoo